Trends in body mass index for people with and without HIV: Pooled analysis of nationally-representative health surveys from 10 countries and 173,800 adults in Africa.

ABSTRACT: It remains unclear if and how body mass index (BMI) levels have changed over time in HIV endemic regions. We described trends in mean BMI and prevalence of overweight between 2003-2019 in 10 countries in Africa including people living with (PLWH) and without (PLWoH) HIV. We pooled Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) from countries where ≥2 surveys >4 years apart were available with height/weight measurements and HIV tests. HIV status was ascertained with a finger-prick dried blood spot (DBS) specimen tested in a laboratory. The DBS is taken as part of the regular DHS procedures. We summarized age and socioeconomic status standardized sex-specific mean BMI (kg/m2) and prevalence of overweight (BMI ≥25 kg/m2) by HIV status. We fitted country-level meta-regressions to ascertain if changes in

SUBMITTER: Carrillo-Larco RM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11407641 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature